Medical acupuncture

BackgroundTwo huge earthquakes struck Kumamoto, Japan, in April 2016, forcing residents to evacuate. Some disaster-related symptoms can be expected to improve with acupuncture and moxibustion treatment. However, there are a few reports on t…

ObjectivePrimary dysmenorrhea is a common condition that impacts quality of life significantly. Auricular therapies have shown promise for treating primary dysmenorrhea, but there is a lack of evidence specifically for auricular acupuncture…

ObjectiveMagnetism has been known for >4,000 years. Recently static multipolar magnets have demonstrated analgesic clinical usefulness. Local application of magnets may be beneficial in reducing musculoskeletal pain, particularly when other…

Objective: Acupuncture is one of the most widely used treatments of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) within the military's health system. The success of CAM integration is partially dependent on both providers' and patients' per…

Objectives: Needle and laser acupuncture are often used to improve the success rate of assisted reproductive technology (ART). This study examined whether needle or laser acupuncture ameliorated the emotional distress experienced by inferti…

Background: Endometriosis is the cause of chronic pelvic pain in 70% of all chronic pelvic pain cases in women in the United States. Traditional Chinese Medicine may present either an adjunct or optional treatment for women with chronic pel…

Conventional medicine suggests that adequate maternal blood is essential for a woman to become pregnant, maintain a healthy pregnancy to term, and recover postpartum. Adequate blood is recognized for successful embryo attachment and to prov…

Objective: The increasing prevalence of infertility every year is in line with the increasing need for in vitro fertilization (IVF) programs. Failure of oocyte maturation is an obstacle that often causes low success in IVF. According to sev…

Objective: Needling technique is an important factor contributing to the efficacy of an acupuncture point. In previous studies, Sanyinjiao (SP 6) had an immediate analgesic effect on primary dysmenorrhea (PD) with strengthened acupuncture s…

One treatment option for couples with infertility that enables the highest success rate is in vitro fertilization (IVF). With this technique, various causes of infertility can be overcome, whether they are caused by anatomical abnormalities…

Background: Women who have anovulatory infertility due to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) rely primarily on medical fertility treatment to conceive. If this treatment fails, the odds of success of conceiving naturally are extremely small, …

Objective: In the United Kingdom, a professional acupuncture network, the Acupuncture (for Conception to) Childbirth Team (ACT), provides education and support for practitioners using maternity acupuncture. However, the nature of treatments…

Background: Infertility is clinically defined as the failure to conceive after 12 months of unprotected sexual intercourse. Organic disorders and lifestyle factors are highly associated with infertility. Generally, acupuncture and its relat…

Objective: Strong evidence shows that 85% of women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) have musculoskeletal disorders, such as abdominal myofascial pain syndrome (AMPS). The aim of this research was to assess the efficacy of local acupuncture tr…

BackgroundPrimary dysmenorrhea occurs 40%-50% in women of reproductive age. Acupuncture may assist treatment of menstrual pain.ObjectiveThis study compared the effects of the acupuncture program Chongmai, or Thoroughfare Vessel (TV), to sha…